canon 100mm macro f/2.8 for portrait ?

Can I use the Canon 100mm macro F/2.8 for portrait studio shoot ?

Is the focal length too long ?

No, you can't use it. The lens only works under macro conditions.

tongsy wrote in post #10483194
No, you can't use it. The lens only works under macro conditions.

oh damn it.

Will work fine, but it could be a bit long for studio portraits if you are using a crop body. Even with full frame, I prefer a zoom for more flexibility when doing studio shots.

picard wrote in post #10483109
Can I use the Canon 100mm macro F/2.8 for portrait studio shoot ?

Is the focal length too long ?

yes.

depends on how much you can back up and what you want to put in the frame.

e.g. 2+ meter distance on crop can fit half body no problem

picard wrote in post #10483208
oh damn it.

i think it was sarcasm

you absolutely can use this lens as a portrait lens... in fact, i use this as my main portrait lens

I dunno bout that. I really liked my Nikkor 105 back in the day when I worked in my fathers studio. Really nice for head and shoulders work without distorting the models features. I've been looking at a macro in this range just so it could double as a portrait lens. I just don't know if 2.8 is a wide enough aperture.

I use mine all the time. Great lens.

I'm buying the 100L and planning on using it as a portrait lens probably 70%+ of the time. You might have to use a skin softening adjustment for lots of portraits of women though, otherwise you might get your butt kicked.

If you have enough room to move back. It will work fine for portraits. 100mm macro is great lens. It is VERY Sharp. It is great with smooth skins but it is TOO SHARP for older peoples. Older ladys will hate you capturing every pore and wrinkles.

czynot wrote in post #10483289
If you have enough room to move back. It will work fine for portraits. 100mm macro is great lens. It is VERY Sharp. It is great with smooth skins but it is TOO SHARP for older peoples. Older ladys will hate you capturing every pore and wrinkles.

I'd rather smooth a wrinkle in PP then try to sharpen an eyeball.

Should work fine on crop if you're looking for headshots and 1/4 shots, unless you only have less than 10 feet to work with or something.

It'll work fine. My 70-200mm f2.8 does nice portraits at 70mm. 100mm will knock the background out even more.

datadump wrote in post #10483248
i think it was sarcasm

you absolutely can use this lens as a portrait lens... in fact, i use this as my main portrait lens

If so, it was a VERY poor attempt. I think it more likely he just had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #10484117
If so, it was a VERY poor attempt. I think it more likely he just had absolutely no idea what he was talking about.

he did have the 100L and 5Dc based on his other post in some other thread.

perhaps his focus limiter is "stuck"